Question to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities:

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what additional funding the Government has provided to local authorities for the repair of social housing following significant damage from storms (a) Arwen, (b) Malik and (c) Corrie in the winter of 2021-22.

For the severe weather events Arwen, Malik and Corrie, no specific additional funding was available for local authorities to repair social housing.

The impacts of severe weather events, such as those resulting from storms over the winter of 2021-2022 are traumatic for those communities they impact, and the Government has support routes in place to assist local authorities for emergencies such as these.

The Government is committed to improving the safety and decency of social housing in all areas of the country.

All social rented homes are still required to meet the Government's Decent Homes Standard. The Standard requires that homes are free of serious hazards, are in a reasonable state of repair, have reasonably modern facilities and services such as kitchens and bathrooms, and have efficient heating and effective insulation.